Tag Archives: RAD

Option of Last Report: Providing Therapy to Deeply Troubled Young People

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

I was talking to an overseas colleague today about the provision of psychotherapy services to young people who are in the most desperate of circumstances. This includes young people who are no longer able to be cared for in a … Continue reading →

What is Attachment Disorder?

Posted on July 21, 2019 by colbypearce

Over the last three decades, the term ‘attachment disorder’ has entered into common usage among professionals and carers who interact with children who display markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate relatedness to others. With greater awareness of the consequences of attachment … Continue reading →

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CARERS must CARE – Lessons on attachment from Colby Pearce

Posted on April 20, 2017 by colbypearce

It was such a privilege to be asked recently to write a review for Colby Pearce’s second edition of a ‘Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder’. Colby Pearce is one of the leading experts in attachment and as a … Continue reading →